re: #2 laZardo

And yet they’d still elect a Republican candidate over Obama?

I guess this number is because they think the GOP aren’t fighting hard enough.

That could very well be part of the 71%. Would have to look at the methodology of the poll. But yes, American’s are a very fickle bunch and while they may disapprove of the way the GOP is handling the debt crisis they may end up voting GOP come November of 2012. By the time election day does come around this debt crisis will be long forgotten by American’s who have very short political memories.

That being said this does point out, in my estimation, that the GOP has grossly miscalculated how the American public would like to see the debt ceiling handled in the public arena. IOW, they’ve gone too far out of their way to appeal to the Tea Party. That may however work out for individual candidate since yes, that does appeal to a certain constituency, especially with GOP member in the House.